Back PM for the sake of our security, urges Sajid Javid

Brexit and Remain campaigners stand side by side outside parliament, hopeful that Theresa May’s deal will be voted down — albeit for very different reasonsTOM NICHOLSON/LNP

Sajid Javid said yesterday that MPs faced the most important decision since the Second World War next week as he insisted that Theresa May’s Brexit deal was the best option available.

Opening the second day of debate on the withdrawal agreement, the home secretary claimed that the deal delivered a solid foundation for security co-operation with EU partners, in a clear indication that there is much yet to be agreed.

He later confirmed that the future partnership declaration “does not guarantee” the future of three European databases that track criminals, suspects and missing persons.

He also confirmed that the UK would be out of the European arrest warrant but insisted “that does not mean that we cannot continue to co-operate” through another agreement. A no-deal…

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